Our next step in the process is to upgrade the fleets
we purchased. While this step may seem like it takes forever, it's necessary
if we want to have ships worthy of combat.

The first step to upgrading fleets is to get to the
Upgrade Fleets screen. After buying a fleet, you can click on
"Upgrade". If you moved from that confirmation screen, you can
also click on "Upgrade Fleet" from the links located at the
top of the page.

Once on the Upgrade screen, we have two drop downs to
select from and the "View" button. Select the first fleet from
the left drop down list, and then select ARMOR from the drop down list
on the right. When this is done, click on "View".

On this screen we have been brought to, we see a
listing of the Armor systems we have available to us. Locate the armor
system we designed, click on the checkbox to the right of the armor
system and then click "Buy Upgrade" on the bottom of the page.
As with most purchases, we will be yet again taken to a confirmation
screen that tells us how much we spent on upgrades. The cost should be
zero credits because we did not purchase any ships for our fleets.

Whenever your ready, click on the "Back"
button on the confirmation screen and you will be taken back to the
previous screen. On this screen click "Back" once more and you
will be back at the initial Upgrade Fleet screen. Now that we have the
armor system installed, we should install our shield system and weapon
system. Thankfully, installing all types of systems is exactly the same.

Go ahead and repeat the steps, except for selecting
SHIELD from the right drop down list instead of selecting ARMOR. Then
you will need to locate the shield we designed, click the checkbox, and
click "Buy Upgrade". Once you install the shield system,
install the weapon system we designed.

If you followed my instructions, the systems should be
easy to locate. Systems are organized by cost. The cheapest system will
be displayed first. With the way we designed systems, they should all
appear at the top of the lists. If you have designed many systems, you
might not find the system you need on the first page. You can do a
search for your system by typing in the system's name and clicking
search. This will update the list and display anything that matches your
search criteria. Note that when you search for a system this way, you
can only find the system you are installing. You cannot search for a
weapon system from the shield upgrade screen.

Once you have finished installing the weapon system,
you will have completed the design of your first fleet. Repeat these
steps for all remaining fleets. Once you finish with that, you will be
ready to move on to the next section of the guide.